"A visually alert, enormously well-observed film that deftly captures Hollywood heartbreak." – LA TIMES
"…a testament to both the filmmaker’s skill and to Collins’ appealing, affecting performance that we so invest in the disillusioned Matt, the should-I-stay-or-should-I-go of his journey providing mounting pangs of tension and poignancy." – LA TIMES
"Heartfelt. Very poignant. There’s about a dozen really poignant moments in the film, where it hits that true emotional core that should resonate." – 89.3 KPCC
"On a micro budget, Filmmaker David Branin and Actor Gregor Collins have created a perceptive and touching portrait of the lives of struggling actors working on the fringes of Hollywood." – FRED ROOS, Producer (The Godfather, Lost In Translation)
"Really terrific performances, a great, realized directorial vision and a story that is completely accurate both in its harsh quality and sense of continual possibility." – ELIZABETH YOFFE, Producer of MY BIG BREAK by
Director TONY ZIERRA
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Matt makes a pact with himself: In seven years he’ll be a working actor. He makes a promise that if he isn’t working by then, he’ll pack up and return home. This story begins seven days shy of the seven year deadline… and he is just as anonymous as the day he started.
This is his goodbye story.
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World Premiere Friday June 1st, 2012
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Downtown Independent – Los Angeles
Breaking News! Goodbye Promise to play full week at
the Downtown Independent from June 1st – June 7th!!!
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Read the 6/1 LA Times review here by Gary Goldstein.
Listen to KPCC’s Film Week talk Goodbye Promise with Larry Mantle.
Here is what The Tattler Blog is saying about the Goodbye Promise Premiere.
Check out the review of Goodbye Promise from Lynette Carrington, Lifestyle Editor for Arizona Sports & Lifestyle Magazine.
Musician Kevin Gant (from Jay Duplass’ documentary KEVIN) opens the World Premiere of GOODBYE PROMISE by performing an original song of the same title.
Synopsis – Upon moving to Los Angeles, Matt makes a pact with himself: In seven years he’ll be a working actor. He makes a promise that if he isn’t working by then, he’ll pack up and return home. This story begins seven days shy of the seven year deadline… and he is just as anonymous as the day he started. This is his goodbye story.
Writers – David Branin & Gregor Collins
Executive Producer – Richard Jacob
Producers – David Branin, Gregor Collins, and Karen Worden
Editor – Aric Lewis
Sound Designer – Thomas Corkran
Original Music – CJ Wallis
Starring – Gregor Collins, Sarah Prikryl, Todd Cattell, Brian Durkin, Karen Worden, Len Cordova, Frantz Durand, Christopher Guckenberger, Tyshawn Bryant, Johnny Giordano, Jud Bogard, Amy Hamilton, Jordan White, Kevin Deen, Dean Matthew Ronalds, Brian Ronalds, Raphael Sanchez, Shann Christen, & Benjamin Pratt
Production Notes: Then 26-year-old producer Richard Jacob served for the United States Armed Forces, risking his life on the front lines in Iraq during part of the production of this film. Parts of Goodbye Promise were filmed blocks away from the 2009 Los Angeles County Station Fire, capturing some of this unsettling footage, as a twenty-person set prepared to evacuate between takes.
This film is 100% improv, with no script nor camera crew. It was shot without a production budget, yet raised over $16,000 on Kickstarter in 53 days with 227 backers during a 2010 crowdfunding campaign to assist with post-production costs.
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Executive Producer Richard A. Jacob
Actress Sarah Prikryl
Actor Jud Bogard
Actor Brian Durkin
Actor Tyshawn Bryant
Actress / Producer Karen Worden
Actor Christopher Guckenberger
Actor Kevin Deen
Actor / Radio Host Benjamin Pratt
Actor Todd Cattell
Actor Len Cordova
Actor Frantz Durand
Actor Johnny Giordano
Actress Amy Hamilton
Actor / Musician Jordan White
Actor Dean Matthew Ronalds
Actor Brian Ronalds
Actor Raphael Sanchez
Actor / Hairstylist Shann Christen
Writer / Director David Branin
Thank You to our Kickstarter Backers
for making this dream happen!
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GOODBYE PROMISE WORLD PREMIERE
Friday June 1st, 2012
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